http://www.timeswv.com en-us Copyright CNHI All Rights Reserved. 5 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_319030317.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_319030317.html The recession may be over, but the country has a long, slow recovery ahead of it, David Wyss said.Wyss, chief economist at Standard and Poor’s, recently provided his outlook for the economy of the United States during the 16th annual West Virginia Economic Outlook Conference. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:02:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_319030236.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_319030236.html After being in business for a little over a year, Serenity Cafe is continuing to grow.“We get new people every day, and it’s growing and I really see good things for the future,” said Rebekah Pagan, who runs the shop with her fiance Adam Cross. Sun, 15 Nov 2009 03:01:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_319030150.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_319030150.html Pets Plus LLC, under new ownership, has expanded its offerings to become a full-service pet store.Pets Plus, located at 601 Fairmont Ave., has been in business since September 1989 and was previously owned by John Daniels. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_313115725.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_313115725.html Federal agents are seizing assets from a Florida lawyer suspected of orchestrating a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:53:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_313115605.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_313115605.html China’s foreign minister stressed his country’s commitment to Africa’s development Monday at the end of a China-Africa summit in which Beijing pledged $10 billion in loans and countered criticism it was plundering the continent’s resources. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:51:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_313115255.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_313115255.html Stocks are jumping to new highs for the year as the dollar slides, boosting prices for commodities including gold and oil. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:54:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_312045519.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_312045519.html The FOCUS West Virginia Brownfields program, which has gone statewide, is inspiring communities to work toward economic development and revitalization.Sera Zegre, project manager for the FOCUS West Virginia Brownfields program, said the two West Virginia brownfields assistance centers were set up by the Legislature in 2005 to help communities throughout the state. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:53:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_312045436.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_312045436.html Duck Soup Books and Toys offers hometown service in a hometown atmosphere.Sisters-in-law Connie Cerullo and Donna Gorbey-Michael opened the store at 325 Adams St. in downtown Fairmont six years ago. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:52:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_312045336.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_312045336.html Petrina Hixenbaugh’s new business focuses on all-natural cleaning.Her company, Wallflower Cleaning, has been offering both commercial and residential cleaning in Marion County since July. Hixenbaugh, who lives in Bunner Ridge, said she would also be willing to serve areas like Morgantown, Clarksburg and Grafton. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:59:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_306110008.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_306110008.html A New York meat company has recalled almost 546,000 pounds of ground beef because it may be contaminated with a bacteria that has caused illness and one death, according to health officials. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:57:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_306105838.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_306105838.html News that Britain’s bailed-out banks may have to sell more of their businesses in return for being rescued jangled market nerves Monday, with Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds Banking Group and the wider financial sector facing a crucial week in the road to recovery. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:54:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_306105519.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_306105519.html Stocks are snapping back from Friday’s big losses as stronger-than-expected reports on manufacturing and housing allay concerns that the economy’s recovery won’t last. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:05:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_298050620.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_298050620.html The federal government is flirting with the idea of taming carbon emissions through “cap and trade” legislation, though opponents deride this initiative as nothing more than a “cap and tax” plan that does more harm than good.A cap and trade program would set a limit or cap on the amount of a pollutant that can be emitted. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:04:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_298050519.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_298050519.html When Harvey Havlichek started working at Adams Office Supply in 1967, the store sold four different styles of chairs and two different styles of desks.“Today I probably have 300 different chairs that I can offer a customer,” said Havlichek, who bought the business in 1976 from then-owner Jack Wade. Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:03:00 +0000 http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_298050423.html http://www.timeswv.com/business/local_story_298050423.html When Karen Baldwin attends an estate sale or an auction, she can be on the lookout for items for two different shops that she owns with her two daughters.Baldwin and her daughter Shelly Storms own the Red Rooster, where they sell antiques and country items. Then, with her daughter Tracy Young, Baldwin owns This and That, a thrift store that offers clothes for free and other items for low prices.